Long Beach home catches fire, spreads to another, police say

Firefighters battle an early morning blaze in Long Beach on Jan. 12, 2016. The house fire was reported in the 100 block of West Fulton Street at 2:18 a.m. and caused heavy damage according to police. No injuries were reported. Photo Credit: Nick Stein

Firefighters battle an early morning blaze in Long Beach on Jan. 12, 2016. The house fire was reported in the 100 block of West Fulton Street at 2:18 a.m. and caused heavy damage according to police. No injuries were reported. (Credit: Nick Stein)

An early morning fire caused what police called “heavy damage” to two homes in Long Beach on Tuesday.

No one was injured in the blaze on West Fulton Street, Long Beach Police Lt. Eric Cregeen said. But, he said, the home in the 100 block where the fire began was heavily damaged, as well a vacant home next door that was under renovation.

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An early morning fire caused what police called “heavy damage” to two homes in Long Beach on Tuesday.

No one was injured in the blaze on West Fulton Street, Long Beach Police Lt. Eric Cregeen said. But, he said, the home in the 100 block where the fire began was heavily damaged, as well a vacant home next door that was under renovation.

Members of the Long Beach Fire Department, as well as Long Beach police, the Nassau County fire marshal and Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad personnel also responded. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.